1
as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something
we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives
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as in pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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Recent Examples of agreements
To this end, the District has negotiated tirelessly with PEA leadership and reached tentative agreements on several important issues.
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Julia Avant, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
At its core, Zionism embraces the idea of regional coexistence, reflected in Israel’s long-standing efforts to pursue peace, from its agreements with Egypt and Jordan to the Abraham Accords and other regional initiatives.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The original host-city agreements, which were signed in 2018, included a stipulation that fans would have free transport to and from games.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The desire to merge audiences — younger viewers for the mainstream news groups and broader audiences for the digital upstarts — is at the crux of many of these new agreements, which are expected to get more ambitious as time progresses.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
September 23 – October 22 Grace under pressure guides your agreements.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The day club’s lease and concession agreements currently expire May 6.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Those agreements spanned $500 on the low end to more than $400,000 to settle claims with a worker who filed a federal lawsuit.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
In response, our customers are accelerating their capacity expansion plans for 2026 and beyond, supported by long-term agreements with their customers.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Julia Avant, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
At its core, Zionism embraces the idea of regional coexistence, reflected in Israel’s long-standing efforts to pursue peace, from its agreements with Egypt and Jordan to the Abraham Accords and other regional initiatives.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The original host-city agreements, which were signed in 2018, included a stipulation that fans would have free transport to and from games.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The desire to merge audiences — younger viewers for the mainstream news groups and broader audiences for the digital upstarts — is at the crux of many of these new agreements, which are expected to get more ambitious as time progresses.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
September 23 – October 22 Grace under pressure guides your agreements.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The day club’s lease and concession agreements currently expire May 6.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Those agreements spanned $500 on the low end to more than $400,000 to settle claims with a worker who filed a federal lawsuit.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
In response, our customers are accelerating their capacity expansion plans for 2026 and beyond, supported by long-term agreements with their customers.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreements
Noun
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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Most of those deals have come on one-year pacts.—
Mike Kaye
April 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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The singers’ buchi drone formed the core of the music’s harmonic language, which relied mostly on unisons, major seconds, and minor thirds.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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With one month remaining before the state political conventions, the race for governor is heating up on the Republican and Democratic sides with charges, countercharges and brickbats.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Yeah, another year each on their contracts.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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John Gudvangen, Denver Thanks to the editorial board for its call for greater scrutiny of education consulting contracts.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For example, Connelly of Columbia University mentioned new understandings of the danger surrounding the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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The research would have to extend into the professional realm to deepen these burgeoning understandings of how the dark facets of ourselves operate, suggesting even the necessity of the shadow as that might be directing our career choices through the world.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Agreements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreements. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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